On this day: December 14

George Washington dies, a spacecraft flies by Venus for the first time, Bob Dylan releases his first single, President George W. Bush ducks flying shoes, and tragedy hits Sandy Hook, all on this day.

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1984: Eric Dickerson of the Los Angeles Rams runs for 98 yards against the San Francisco 49ers in the final game of the 1984 season to give him the single-season NFL rushing record of 2,105 yards. His total beat O.J. Simpson’s 1973 NFL season record of 2,003 yards and still stands today.